Chaffee County, CO Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Chaffee county colorado dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,408100.0
Nursery school, preschool2818.2
Kindergarten1594.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,50844.2
High school (grades 9-12)95328.0
College or graduate school50714.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over11,837100.0
Less than 9th grade3593.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,0018.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,54529.9
Some college, no degree3,13426.5
Associate degree9197.8
Bachelor's degree1,93016.3
Graduate or professional degree9498.0
Percent high school graduate or higher88.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over13,707100.0
Never married2,36817.3
Now married, except separated8,77464.0
Separated2772.0
Widowed9196.7
Female
7295.3
Divorced1,36910.0
Female
7145.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years184100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren12567.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over13,062100.0
Civilian veterans2,23817.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,935100.0
With a disability1595.4
Population 21 to 64 years8,572100.0
With a disability1,50517.6
Percent employed
48.8(X)
No disability7,06782.4
Percent employed
75.1(X)
Population 65 years and over2,679100.0
With a disability96035.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over15,544100.0
Same house in 19957,48848.2
Different house in the U.S. in 19957,90850.9
Same county
3,31621.3
Different county
4,59229.5
Same state
2,34215.1
Different state
2,25014.5
Elsewhere in 19951481.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population16,242100.0
Native15,91998.0
Born in United States
15,79497.2
State of residence
7,14244.0
Different state
8,65253.3
Born outside United States
1250.8
Foreign born3232.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
740.5
Naturalized citizen
1801.1
Not a citizen
1430.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)323100.0
Europe16149.8
Asia3410.5
Africa134.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America6419.8
Northern America5115.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over15,544100.0
English only14,19291.3
Language other than English1,3528.7
Speak English less than 'very well
5113.3
Spanish
9135.9
Speak English less than "very well"
3972.6
Other Indo-European languages
3832.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1030.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
410.3
Speak English less than "very well"
110.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population16,242100.0

Total ancestries reported

16,14699.4
Arab80.0
Czech11320.8
Danish1530.9
Dutch3962.4
English2,34814.5
French (except Basque)14442.7
French Canadian1970.6
German3,46021.3
Greek1250.8
Hungarian380.2
Irish12,05212.6
Italian1,1317.0
Lithuanian180.1
Norwegian3422.1
Polish2241.4
Portuguese110.1
Russian520.3
Scotch-Irish4332.7
Scottish6253.8
Slovak190.1
Subsaharan African570.4
Swedish4642.9
Swiss970.6
Ukrainian130.1
United States or American7634.7
Welsh2041.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,44015.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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